The Shemwell Family

Walter Robert “Bobby” WaltonAge: 65 years19181983

Name
Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton
Given names
Walter Robert
Surname
Walton
Nickname
Bobby
Birth June 26, 1918 23 23
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a parentJoseph Hershel “Joe” KluttsBlanch Mable HopkinsView this family
March 24, 1927 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Hopkins
February 7, 1934 (Age 15 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
MarriageEllen N DegurseView this family
May 7, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherWalter William Walton
February 20, 1958 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherBlanch Mable Hopkins
March 1965 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death November 6, 1983 (Age 65 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Walter William Walton
Birth: November 3, 1894Kansas, United States
Death: February 20, 1958Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: December 22, 1915Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
himself
Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton
Birth: June 26, 1918 23 23Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: November 6, 1983Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Mother’s family with Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts - View this family
step-father
Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts
Birth: January 3, 1905Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 31, 1977Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Marriage: March 24, 1927Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Ellen N Degurse - View this family
himself
Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton
Birth: June 26, 1918 23 23Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: November 6, 1983Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Ellen N Degurse
Birth: October 22, 1925Colorado, United States
Death: June 27, 2010Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: May 7, 1950Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (1)

Parents Noble Scott Hine + Ruth Viola Hopkins
1Virginia Mae Hine19281999
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household

808 North Ash Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hopkins, George WheadMW81WdOHDEOHRetired
Klutts, Joeson in lawMW30M25OKTXTXBarberShop
Klutts, BlanchdaughterFW35M20OKOHMO
Walton, BobbiegrandsonMW11SMOTXOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts - Household

368 E Vilas Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Klutts, JosephXheadMW35MOKSame PlaceBarberOwn Shop
Klutts, BlanchwifeFW45MOKSame Place
Walton, Bobbiestep sonMW21SOKSame Place